Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1913
The quality of these various milks in L913 are given in the following tabular statement:—
| Obtained. | No of Samples Analysed. | Average Percentage of Fat. | Average Percentage of Solids, not Fat. | Avtiago Percentage of Total Solids. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Sundays | 162 | 3.56 | 8.74 | 12.30 |
| On Week-days | 318 | 3.52 | 8.72 | 12.24 |
| At Railway Stations | 120 | 3.80 | 8.92 | 12.72 |
| Official Minimum Standard | — | 3.00 | 8.50 | 11.50 |
T able CXIX.
| Years. | Sunday Milks. | Week-day Milks. | Railway Milks (Farmers). | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Samples. | Per cent, ot non-fatty solids. | Per cent, of fat. | No. of samples. | Per cent, of non-fatty solids. | Per cent, of fat. | No. of samples. | Per cent, of non-fatty solids. | Per cent, of fat, | |
| 1898 | 193 | 8.50 | 3.50 | 230 | 8.56 | 3.69 | 120 | 8.84 | 4.04 |
| 1899 | 181 | 8.49 | 3.50 | 231 | 8.53 | 3.58 | 120 | 8.82 | 4.23 |
| 1900 | 196 | 8.64 | 3.62 | 224 | 8.55 | 3.53 | 121 | 8.75 | 3.93 |
| 1901 | 196 | 8.56 | 3.64 | 295 | 8.60 | 3.49 | 141 | 8.77 | 3.69 |
| 1902 | 192 | 8.59 | 3.60 | 274 | 8.64 | 3.51 | 90 | 8.76 | 3.85 |
| 1903 | 167 | 8.42 | 3.86 | 218 | 8.47 | 3.74 | 120 | 8.66 | 3.90 |
| 1904 | 164 | 8.52 | 3.78 | 317 | 8.48 | 3.74 | 120 | 8.62 | 3.97 |
| 1905 | 161 | 8.55 | 3.68 | 323 | 8.51 | 3.72 | 112 | 8.66 | 3.87 |
| 1906 | 195 | 8.49 | 3.58 | 332 | 8.52 | 3.59 | 110 | 8.75 | 3.69 |
| 1907 | 150 | 8.64 | 3.63 | 327 | 8.65 | 3.76 | 120 | 8.77 | 3.96 |
| 1908 | 160 | 8.58 | 3.69 | 324 | 8.58 | 3.52 | 120 | 8.73 | 3.88 |
| 1909 | 159 | 8.66 | 3.67 | 326 | 8.85 | 3.62 | 120 | 8.74 | 3.86 |
| 1910 | 160 | 8.57 | 3.55 | 336 | 8.50 | 3.44 | 125 | 8.76 | 3.74 |
| 1911 | 160 | 8.57 | 3.63 | 320 | 8.54 | 3.65 | 121 | 8.71 | 3.92 |
| 1912 | 160 | 8.70 | 3.67 | 326 | 8.76 | 3.61 | 120 | 8.84 | 3.86 |
| Total Fifteen Years | 2,594 | 8.56 | 3.64 | 4,403 | 8.58 | 3.61 | 1,780 | 8.74 | 3.89 |
| 1913 | 162 | 8.74 | 3.56 | 318 | 8.72 | 3.52 | 120 | 8.92 | 3.80 |